Practice problem
Quadratic Function Word Problems
Rescue Dog Day
Today (May 20th) is National Rescue Dog Day!
Liza works at a dog shelter and wants to see how much money the dog shelter makes on this national holiday. The profit is found based on how much rescued dogs cost today at the shelter. The shelter's goal is to make dollars today while selling the dogs at the cheapest price possible. The equation that models profit for the shelter is
where is the price per dog.
What is the cheapest the dogs could be sold for while achieving a goal of dollar profit? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)
